Low Level Laser Therapy Provides Effective Drug-Free, Safe Resolution Option for Hamstring Injury or Strain in Melbourne, Victoria
We provide Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT), or cold laser therapy, which can offer a safe, non-invasive and painless solution for Hamstring Strain. A treatment modality backed by Harvard University and NASA research.
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Hamstring Strain originates from an imbalance between the quadriceps muscle and the hamstring muscles (located at the front and back of the thigh respectively). Any forcible over-stretching of the hamstring, placing excessive tension on the hamstring muscles or tendons which can lead to strain or injury. The condition causes pain and tenderness at the back of the thigh, stiffness and sometimes swelling.
Hamstring Strain can be successfully treated with LLLT significantly improving pain and function. LLLT is a complete therapy for a multitude of causes of Hamstring Strain and Sprains that all have a common cause of inflammation resulting from:
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GP, Dr Shikha Parmar, has a special interest in providing a drug-free safe, effective treatment solution in Melbourne for tendinopathy and muscle strains using low level laser light therapy also termed Photobiomodulation or PBM Therapy.
PBM Therapy appears too good to be true as it does many things, but really it does just one thing and it does it very well and that is, it reduces oxidative stress.
Oxidative stress is accepted as the underlying trigger for most diseases and degenerative conditions. It is also a component in the inflammatory phase of Hamstring Strain recovery.
Unlike drugs and surgery, PBM Therapy
Over 400 Randomised Controlled Trials have been published using PBM Therapy devices, and the technology has featured in over 4,000 laboratory studies. PBM Therapy is used in thousands of clinics, hospitals and elite sports institutions in over 70 nations.
Low Level Laser Therapy uses red and near infrared light energy over injuries to stimulate cellular repair. LLLT has a powerful anti-inflammatory effect as well as a healing effect on the inflamed. LLLT is completely safe and has no effect on normal tissues. LLLT treats the underlying cause of the injury unlike pain medication which just masks the pain. Ligaments, muscles and tissues grow stronger than with normal healing offering effective, long-term relief from aches and pains.
Users include British and US military, premier division soccer teams, Olympic teams, Formula 1, rugby and cricket team therapists as well as specialist pain clinics in the UK and USA.
By improving circulation and increasing cellular repair functions LLLT provides an environment for your body’s own natural healing processes to be activated and restored. Once normal immune processes are restored, the excessive inflammation is reduced and healing can begin.
Rest, activity modification, heat application and sometimes support splints assist in the healing process. As tissue repair proceeds graduated exercise is introduced to ensure new tissue growth is encouraged to be laid down in the correct orientation.
The end result is resolution of inflammation and restoration of healthy muscles and local soft tissues. Once tissues are healed, pain is eliminated and normal range of motion and function is restored
